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The Maurya Empire

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the founder of the Maurya Empire?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Asoka

c)

Kautilya

d)

Bindusara

2.

Who was Chandragupta's main advisor?

a)

Asoka

b)

Kautilya

c)

Bindusara

d)

Alexander

3.

long-term plan for achieving a goal

a)

province

b)

stupa

c)

subjects

d)

strategy

4.

long-term plan for achieving a goal

a)

province

b)

stupa

c)

subjects

d)

strategy

5.

region with its own government

a)

state

b)

province

c)

territory

d)

stupa

6.

system of offices that carries out the work of government

a)

stupa

b)

bureaucracy

c)

province

d)

region

7.

people under the rule of a leader

a)

stupas

b)

subjects

c)

provinces

d)

peasants

8.

Which of these did Chandragupta do to improve his empire?

a)

set up a bureaucracy

b)

set up a tax system

c)

had a huge army

d)

all of these are correct

9.

Chandragupta's army had over 9,000 of what?

a)

war turtles

b)

war eagles

c)

war horses

d)

war elephants

10.

What was the name of Kautilya's book on leadership?

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Upanishads

c)

Siddhartha

d)

Arthashastra

11.

What did Chandragupta do because of his parania?

a)

created a spy network

b)

hired female soldiers to guard him

c)

slept in a different bed every night

d)

all of these are true

12.

How did Asoka come to power?

a)

killed his own brothers

b)

won a war against China

c)

he was the next in line

d)

Kautilya annointed him

13.

What changed Asoka forever?

a)

Battle of Kadesh

b)

Battle of Freedom

c)

Battle of Kalinga

d)

Battle of the Elephants

14.

What did Asoka convert to?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

15.

willingness to respect different beliefs and customs

a)

province

b)

prejudice

c)

tolerance

d)

stupa

16.

What did Asoka do to improve his empire?

a)

built stone pillars with encouragement

b)

built stupas

c)

built roads, hospitals, and wells

d)

all of these are correct

17.

Which of these does NOT apply to Asoka's moral law.

a)

principle of ahimsa

b)

principle of violence

c)

principle of tolerance

d)

principle of well-being

18.

What happened to the Maurya Empire after Asoka's death?

a)

the empire thrived

b)

the empire succeeded

c)

the empire struggled and collapsed

d)

the empire grew and expanded

19.

What was the purpose of the Arthashastra?

a)

to raise taxes

b)

to spy on spies

c)

to make sure rules were carried out

d)

to explain how to be a good ruler

20.

What is ahimsa?

a)

the belief that one should not hurt any living thing

b)

the willingness to respect different beliefs

c)

a province with its own bureaucracy

d)

a long-term plan for achieving a goal